Providentia
Sign in to savethumb|300px|Roman aureus struck under the rule of [[Pertinax. Inscription: IMP. CAES. P. HELV. PERTIN. AVG. / PROVIDentia DEORum COnSul II]] In ancient Roman religion, Providentia is a divine personification of the ability to foresee and make provision. She was among the embodiments of virtues that were part of the Imperial cult of ancient Rome. Providentia thus figures in art, cult, and literature, but has little or no mythology as such.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Providentia is referenced by 22 other articles, and connects out to Augustus, Roman Empire and Cicero.
It is catalogued under topics including Personifications in Roman mythology, Roman goddesses and Wisdom goddesses.
Its subject is documented across 11 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Providentia in numismatics
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thumb|300px|Roman aureus struck under the rule of [[Pertinax. Inscription: IMP. CAES. P. HELV. PERTIN. AVG. / PROVIDentia DEORum COnSul II]] In ancient Roman religion, Providentia is a divine personification of the ability to foresee and make provision. She was among the embodiments of virtues that were part of the Imperial cult of ancient Rome. Providentia thus figures in art, cult, and literature, but has little or no mythology as such.
Providentia was an important moral and philosophical abstraction in Roman discourse. Cicero says it is one of the three main components of prudentia, "the knowledge of things that are good or bad or neither," along with memoria, "memory," and intellegentia, "understanding." The Latin word is the origin of the Christian concept of divine providence.
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